IIW History 1990-2015

Traditional Opening Ceremony with a cultural display at the IIW Annual Assembly, Japan, 2004

The five goals of the Institute as stated in the 2007-2012 Business Plan were to: ◗ identify, create, develop and transfer the best practices for sustainable development in a sustainable environment; ◗ identify, develop and implement the IIWEducation, Training, Qualification and Certification programmes on a global basis; ◗ promote the IIW and its Member Countries in all regions of the world to the mutual benefit of all; ◗ assist in the implementation of IIW’s outcomes; ◗ provide quality services to IIW, IIW Member Societies and other organisations. The principal aim of the structure of this Business Plan was to integrate the five main Working Units of IIW into the strategic planning process. These were respectively the TMB, the IAB, the WG-RA, the Board of Directors Working Group Communications and Marketing (WG-COM&MARK, formerly WG Publications ) and the IIW Secretariat. Each of these Working Units had four objectives to be realised before achieving their goal. Technical Working Units such as Commissions, Select Committees and Study Groups, having their own goals and key objectives, were to report to, and support the goal of, the TMB. 9 Similarly, the goals and key objectives of some Working Units were supporting the goal of the IAB. In this way the whole process of planning was integrated closely in a holistic manner to achieve the best possible results for IIW. The inclusion of the Business Plan in the 2007 Annual Report, therefore, was an excellent means of engaging the global welding community and its stakeholders in a transparent and open way that would inspire confidence and trust in the way that IIW was governing its business.

LINKING PEOPLE, JOINING NATIONS